Gabriel Jesus (second right) now been directly involved in 69 goals in 75 starts for City in all competitions
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City survived a nervy finish to hold off Everton and end Carlo Ancelotti's unbeaten start as Toffees manager.
City had to wait until the second half to break down a well-drilled Everton side who defended with discipline and in numbers, but Jesus provided the spark of genius they needed.
He collected an Ilkay Gundogan pass on the edge of the area to put Pep Guardiola's side ahead with a brilliant curling right-footed shot into the top corner that Jordan Pickford got a hand to, but could not keep out.
Seven minutes later, the Brazilian made it 2-0, this time with his left foot, when he darted on to a Riyad Mahrez pass and buried a low shot past Pickford.
The City fans - who had earlier seen a close-range Phil Foden strike ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee - did not celebrate either goal fully until the game had restarted.
Guardiola's side also had to wait before securing the three points, with a couple of Ancelotti tactical tweaks seeing Everton go on the attack, and soon pull a goal back.
It came courtesy of a City mistake when stand-in goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, playing because Ederson was ill, tried to play out from the back but under-hit his pass.
Seconds later the ball was in the back of his net when Theo Walcott's deflected cross found Richarlison unmarked to tap in at the back post.
Alarm bells were suddenly ringing for City, who had capitulated from 2-0 up to lose against Wolves last week - albeit with 10 men for most of the match - but this time they saw the game out.
While Everton looked dangerous when they came forward, the only real scare for the home side came when substitute Moise Kean found space in their area to acrobatically fire wide.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Man City
1Bravo
16Rodri
25Fernandinho
50García
27Cancelo
17De Bruyne
8Gündogan
22Mendy
26MahrezSubstituted forSterlingat 90+3'minutes
47FodenSubstituted forSilvaat 83'minutes
9Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes
2Walker
7Sterling
10Agüero
12Angelino
20Bernardo Silva
21Silva
33Carson
Everton
1Pickford
23ColemanSubstituted forWalcottat 59'minutes
13MinaBooked at 30mins
2Holgate
19Sidibé
10G SigurdssonSubstituted forKeanat 66'minutes
8DelphBooked at 69mins
26DaviesBooked at 79mins
12Digne
7Richarlison
9Calvert-LewinBooked at 86mins
Substitutes
3Baines
5Keane
11Walcott
14Tosun
22Stekelenburg
27Kean
42Gordon
Referee:
Andre Marriner
Attendance:
54,407
Match Stats
Home TeamMan CityAway TeamEverton
Possession
Home65%
Away35%
Shots
Home16
Away7
Shots on Target
Home7
Away2
Corners
Home3
Away6
Fouls
Home11
Away11
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Match ends, Manchester City 2, Everton 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Everton 1.
Posted at 90'+5'
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Mason Holgate (Everton).
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by João Cancelo.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'+3'
Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Riyad Mahrez.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
Posted at 90'+2'
Djibril Sidibé (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 88'
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djibril Sidibé.
Posted at 87'
David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Everton).
BookingPosted at 86'
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 86'
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Tom Davies (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 83'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by João Cancelo.
SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Manchester City. David Silva replaces Phil Foden.
Posted at 81'
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
Posted at 81'
Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
BookingPosted at 79'
Tom Davies (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 79'
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 79'
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
Posted at 78'
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Posted at 78'
Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Djibril Sidibé with a cross.
Posted at 75'
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 75'
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
Posted at 74'
Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
Posted at 74'
Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
Goal!Posted at 71'
Goal! Manchester City 2, Everton 1. Richarlison (Everton) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
Posted at 71'
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a set piece situation.
BookingPosted at 69'
Fabian Delph (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 69'
João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Fabian Delph (Everton).
SubstitutionPosted at 66'
Substitution, Everton. Moise Kean replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
Posted at 66'
Yerry Mina (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 62'
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
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Source: bbc.com